[3.21] ShakCentral's Cold DoT Elementalist For Everyone

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andrew8448 wrote:

Does culling strike work?

Yes it does work on the hit (not DOT). So if you have culling strike on glove or jewel, any spell hit can cull. If you have culling strike link to a gem then only that skill can cull.

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hadc wrote:

Spoiler

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andrew8448 wrote:

Does culling strike work?

Yes it does work on the hit (not DOT). So if you have culling strike on glove or jewel, any spell hit can cull. If you have culling strike link to a gem then only that skill can cull.

Thank you kindly for clearing that up!

Also, to those that are more knowledgeable than me, can someone please look over my POB and let me know what I can change to get more dmg?
I am not sure if I am configuring it properly (things like chill, curse effect, I am still clueless if those need tinkering in the config tab)

https://pastebin.com/ZqSLyxsW

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

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andrew8448 wrote:

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hadc wrote:

Spoiler

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andrew8448 wrote:

Does culling strike work?

Yes it does work on the hit (not DOT). So if you have culling strike on glove or jewel, any spell hit can cull. If you have culling strike link to a gem then only that skill can cull.

Thank you kindly for clearing that up!

Also, to those that are more knowledgeable than me, can someone please look over my POB and let me know what I can change to get more dmg?
I am not sure if I am configuring it properly (things like chill, curse effect, I am still clueless if those need tinkering in the config tab)

https://pastebin.com/6uJBw7Wk

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

That's a RF build btw

Woops!

Heres the proper PoB I want looked at

https://pastebin.com/ZqSLyxsW

Edited in the previous post as well to reduce confusion!

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andrew8448 wrote:

Woops!

Heres the proper PoB I want looked at

https://pastebin.com/ZqSLyxsW

Edited in the previous post as well to reduce confusion!

Here's mine
https://pastebin.com/aS1m3VnU

Almost similar but with Shavs +2 and using frost bomb as well. You can take a look. POB says I have around 8.5m DPS

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eosguy wrote:

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andrew8448 wrote:

Woops!

Heres the proper PoB I want looked at

https://pastebin.com/ZqSLyxsW

Edited in the previous post as well to reduce confusion!

Here's mine
https://pastebin.com/aS1m3VnU

Almost similar but with Shavs +2 and using frost bomb as well. You can take a look. POB says I have around 8.5m DPS

Well, my point is that, I have looked at all the people's here, and I can't seem to figure out how you guys are so much more dps than me without buying gg items or maybe it is because I failed in my config (which I am not keen on editing properly). Which is why I am asking if people with better PoB experience than me can look at mine and tinker with it or tell me if there is anything I am doing wrong pob-wise. Or if all my dps issues is with gearing, in which case what should I be focusing on since I have plugged your guys' weapons and gloves in (the two places I feel I am lacking, and the dps doesn't increase that much more.

So I am completely at a loss for obvious upgrades.

Posting again to seek help. Thank you.

EDIT: I noticed that slapping a +4 Shavronne on is like a 70%+ dps boost, and that's not something I can do right away but can be on the agenda, for sure. But even so, that is like a 1 mil dps jump.
How are you guys configuring it to get to like 8mil???

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andrew8448 wrote:

So I am completely at a loss for obvious upgrades.

Posting again to seek help. Thank you.

EDIT: I noticed that slapping a +4 Shavronne on is like a 70%+ dps boost, and that's not something I can do right away but can be on the agenda, for sure. But even so, that is like a 1 mil dps jump.
How are you guys configuring it to get to like 8mil???

Using 2 large cluster jewels help a lot with DPS, as well as slotting cobalt jewels with emphasis on spell damage, DoT etc instead of area damage. I would remove the Thread of Hope in the middle to spend points on the second large cluster jewel instead.

You can also take the remaining node for 6% increased effect of non curse auras.

Shavs +2 is more than enough if you're on a budget, and POB says that +1 (socketed gems) +2 shavs has much better overall DPS improvement compared to +2 +2.

My wand is also +1 +1, but I think some of the higher DPS with only +1 has good DoT numbers.

Other than that it's a matter of using megalomaniacs for more effect of curse or more reservation of mana.

I think the vets can give you better tips as this is my first cold dot build, and I'm playing in standard which makes a lot of the items pricier.

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eosguy wrote:

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andrew8448 wrote:

So I am completely at a loss for obvious upgrades.

Posting again to seek help. Thank you.

EDIT: I noticed that slapping a +4 Shavronne on is like a 70%+ dps boost, and that's not something I can do right away but can be on the agenda, for sure. But even so, that is like a 1 mil dps jump.
How are you guys configuring it to get to like 8mil???

Using 2 large cluster jewels help a lot with DPS, as well as slotting cobalt jewels with emphasis on spell damage, DoT etc instead of area damage. I would remove the Thread of Hope in the middle to spend points on the second large cluster jewel instead.

You can also take the remaining node for 6% increased effect of non curse auras.

Shavs +2 is more than enough if you're on a budget, and POB says that +1 (socketed gems) +2 shavs has much better overall DPS improvement compared to +2 +2.

My wand is also +1 +1, but I think some of the higher DPS with only +1 has good DoT numbers.

Other than that it's a matter of using megalomaniacs for more effect of curse or more reservation of mana.

I think the vets can give you better tips as this is my first cold dot build, and I'm playing in standard which makes a lot of the items pricier.

Excellent point about weapons. I always value % dot multi very highly. This wand I crafted have 5% more DPS than a "standard +2 gem level with crafted %spell dmg and 20% cold dot multi". And at my current gear level it translates to 500k dps. And I believe it's cheaper to craft too because I just slam shrieking essence of woe (I used about 50 of them) on it for a +1 cold gem and the base was 1.5ex. It not hard to get because the fractured mod is a suffix as compared to trying to do this with a fractured +1 spell/cold.

@andrew8448

https://pastebin.com/AiSg3vs4

I edited your POB a bit and added some items (cluster jewel and cobalt jewel), Shavs +2, you do have 5 frenzy charges, and moved the passives here and there. In all you should have around 5m DPS, without +2 shavs you still have around 4m.

Ultimately it's up to you if you want to spend a bit for the cluster and cobalt jewels. They're not that expensive in league compared to standard, and moving points around do help a bit.

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eosguy wrote:

@andrew8448

https://pastebin.com/AiSg3vs4

I edited your POB a bit and added some items (cluster jewel and cobalt jewel), Shavs +2, you do have 5 frenzy charges, and moved the passives here and there. In all you should have around 5m DPS, without +2 shavs you still have around 4m.

Ultimately it's up to you if you want to spend a bit for the cluster and cobalt jewels. They're not that expensive in league compared to standard, and moving points around do help a bit.

Thanks! I will try to learn from this.

@Hadc: Thanks for explaining weapons as well! I was having trouble buying them and went with +1 and Spider (although can't fit this on).

Might have to save up and work for a better dot multi wand!!